Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 5:12 AM GMT+13 (16:12 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-18 16:12:04 UTC
Depth
567.9 km (352.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.087° S, 177.834° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.1 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2633 days ago · 491 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3293 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2629 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2627 days ago · 601 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2621 days ago · 626 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2620 days ago · 413 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2610 days ago · 541 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2610 days ago · 441 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2603 days ago · 547 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2598 days ago · 361 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2595 days ago · 501 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 6.6Fiji region · 2590 days ago · 591 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 2590 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2589 days ago · 505 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 2587 days ago · 593 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2580 days ago · 597 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2580 days ago · 549 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2642 days ago · 480 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 2644 days ago · 518 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2652 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2653 days ago · 584 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 2656 days ago · 528 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2656 days ago · 564 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2656 days ago · 493 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2660 days ago · 542 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.1264 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2660 days ago · 527 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2664 days ago · 571 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.5288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2664 days ago · 554 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60004vw3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.